英语词汇“river”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

Geographical places
We use the before the names of rivers. We usually write the without a capital letter. If we use the word river, we usually write it without a capital letter: the river Thames, the river Severn, the Yangtze river. …

Idiom

rivers of something

river | American Dictionary

river
noun[ C ]
us/ˈrɪv·ər/
water that flows naturally through a wide channel that is surrounded by land:
the Mississippi River
We went swimming in the river.
A river is also any large flow of a liquid:
Rivers of sweat ran down his back.

Examples of river

river
The bird fauna is dominated by plovers and passerines while waterfowl (geese, ducks, and loons) are found only in river valleys and on lakes.
Wild rivers were forced into straightened riverbeds, swamps were drained, and water levels were carefully monitored throughout the country.
The airborne and satellite imagery reveals areas of vegetational change, linear features, elevations on which sites are located, and the course of rivers and drainages.
The train's speed caused me to consider earlier forms of river transport.
On one level the river of art history is flowing inexorably ' down ' over the course of centuries, towards the degraded end of earthly sensuality.
But, first, the river had to be ascended, with a constant danger of going aground.
It's easy to find stories of the ascent of this mountain, the descent of that river, or the traverse of some sparsely populated region.
The pollution badly affected the drinking water supply of 12 towns and villages along the river.
Second, this method is more powerful for detecting clusters with a compact shape, than more elongated ones, such as clusters that stretch along a river.
Cooperation among the riparian countries or provinces in a federal country is a pre-requisite for any river cleaning program.
Canoeing took place on a farm dam which was filled by pump from the local river.
It being the height of the rainy season, the rivers were much swollen, and many of the swamps were almost impassable.
Prevalence had previously been shown to be markedly different in juvenile sockeye originating from each of the two nursery lakes within the river system.
The observations reflected the dispersal mechanisms of snails and schistosomes with the genetic distance of snail populations correlating to position on river systems.
This river system consisted of active channels with fast transport of sand grains and gravel.
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Collocations withriver

river

These are words often used in combination with river.

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flowing river
It is obvious that a faster flowingriver will deal more effectively with pollution.
From the
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frozen river
Because of the width of the frozenriver and because of the fog, blizzards, and dazzling snow, the banks of it were invisible for most of the time.
meandering river
A meandering river environment is suggested for this unit.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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词汇	river
释义	river noun[ C ] uk /ˈrɪv.ər/ us /ˈrɪv.ɚ/ A1 a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river: 河;江;川;水道 We sailed slowly down the river.我们顺流而下缓缓航行。 Flavia Morlachetti/Moment/GettyImages A1(written abbreviationR) used before or after the name of a river: （通常用于河流名称前，有时位于河流名称后）河 the River Thames/Seine/Nile泰晤士／赛纳／尼罗河 the Hudson/Mississippi/Yangzte River哈德逊河／密西西比河／扬子江 up (the) river in the opposite direction to the flow of water in the river: 向河的上游，逆流而上 We sailed up river.我们逆流而行。 down (the) river in the same direction as the flow of water in the river: 向河的下游;顺流而下 We set off down the river. Changing the course of the river would cause serious environmental damage to the whole valley.河流改道会严重危害整个流域的环境。 Effluents from local factories are finding their way into the river.当地工厂排出的废水都任其流入河中。 Several small streams feed into the river near here. We want clean rivers and lakes, where you can swim without risk to your health.我们需要干净清洁的河流湖泊，使我们游泳时不会危及健康。 They're building new houses by the river.他们正在河边建新房子。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Watercourses & waterfalls amazon arroyo bourne brook canalization cascade Congo crick flume gorge gulch maelstrom Panama Canal plunge pool raceway rapids rill riverbed waterfall waterway Grammar Geographical places We use the before the names of rivers. We usually write the without a capital letter. If we use the word river, we usually write it without a capital letter: the river Thames, the river Severn, the Yangtze river. … Idiom rivers of something river \| American Dictionary river noun[ C ] us/ˈrɪv·ər/ water that flows naturally through a wide channel that is surrounded by land: the Mississippi River We went swimming in the river. A river is also any large flow of a liquid: Rivers of sweat ran down his back. Examples of river river The bird fauna is dominated by plovers and passerines while waterfowl (geese, ducks, and loons) are found only in river valleys and on lakes. Wild rivers were forced into straightened riverbeds, swamps were drained, and water levels were carefully monitored throughout the country. The airborne and satellite imagery reveals areas of vegetational change, linear features, elevations on which sites are located, and the course of rivers and drainages. The train's speed caused me to consider earlier forms of river transport. On one level the river of art history is flowing inexorably ' down ' over the course of centuries, towards the degraded end of earthly sensuality. But, first, the river had to be ascended, with a constant danger of going aground. It's easy to find stories of the ascent of this mountain, the descent of that river, or the traverse of some sparsely populated region. The pollution badly affected the drinking water supply of 12 towns and villages along the river. Second, this method is more powerful for detecting clusters with a compact shape, than more elongated ones, such as clusters that stretch along a river. Cooperation among the riparian countries or provinces in a federal country is a pre-requisite for any river cleaning program. Canoeing took place on a farm dam which was filled by pump from the local river. It being the height of the rainy season, the rivers were much swollen, and many of the swamps were almost impassable. Prevalence had previously been shown to be markedly different in juvenile sockeye originating from each of the two nursery lakes within the river system. The observations reflected the dispersal mechanisms of snails and schistosomes with the genetic distance of snail populations correlating to position on river systems. This river system consisted of active channels with fast transport of sand grains and gravel. See all examples of river These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withriver river These are words often used in combination with river. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. flowing river It is obvious that a faster flowingriver will deal more effectively with pollution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 frozen river Because of the width of the frozenriver and because of the fog, blizzards, and dazzling snow, the banks of it were invisible for most of the time. meandering river A meandering river environment is suggested for this unit. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with river
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Idiom

river | American Dictionary

Examples of river

Collocations withriver

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